In celebration of 40 years of service to victims and survivors and to raise awareness to issues that have stayed in the dark for far too long, on September 21, 2019, Heartly House held Rock The 40th, a new twist on the ‘Walk a Mile in Their Shoes’ annual event. To celebrate the 40th anniversary, […]
Heartly House is honored to be a participating charity (#17859) in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the official workplace giving campaign of the Federal government. CFC is a wonderful program that reaches federal workers across various agencies, and brings together thousands of donors to support local nonprofit organizations and make a difference in the community. […]
Hard as it may be to imagine, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 9 men will be the victim of intimate partner abuse in their lifetime. One in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused by the age of 18. Think about that. Those statistics are not only staggering, they’re growing […]
Participating in this year’s Walk-A-Mile (WAM) event serves to help our community’s victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and child abuse. On September 21, we will take to the streets to “Walk a Mile in Their Shoes” raising awareness, and funds that will help the healing begin for so many. The […]
Last month, Dr. Inga James of Heartly House was appointed by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to the Workgroup to Study Child Custody Court Proceedings Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence Allegations. The term of this appointment is set to last until November 30, 2020. According to research, approximately 58,000 children are court-ordered to custody or […]
FREDERICK, Md. — He survived the Vietnam War and throat cancer, but 73-year-old David Kaye said it’s his child abuse that still haunts him. Kaye said his father physically and verbally abused him, his mother and his two sisters for the first 12 years of his life. “I’ve survived a lot in my life,” Kaye […]
As it Celebrates its 17th Anniversary Serving the Greater Washington Region, the Catalogue for Philanthropy is Proud to Honor Heartly House After a careful vetting process, the Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington has selected Heartly House to be part of the Class of 2019-20. Heartly House has undergone a rigorous review process conducted by a […]
FREDERICK, MD. — A Frederick County Grand Jury has indicted 68-year-old Dr. Ernesto Torres on 65 additional sexual abuse-related charges after 11 victims came forward following his initial rape accusation of a patient, according to Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office. An investigation was launched on Dr. Torres in April when an 18-year-old patient accused him […]
Our new Director Of Development, Niki Thrash, was recently interviewed on the Interesting People Podcast. In this interview, she spoke about her plans for the organization, her non-profit background, and the under-recognized services of Heartly House. Click the interview link below to listen! Niki Thrash Interview on the Interesting People Podcast
Blaine A. Hoffmann, Legal Director at Heartly House, recently wrote this letter to the editor of the Frederick News-Post. We wanted to share it with our readers so that they are aware of the possibility of obtaining an Extreme Risk Protective Order. Regarding the March 25 article “Sheriff’s office identifies Thurmont man killed in police-involved […]